ADVANCED VOCABULARY 1 TEST

1. If you don’t stop smoking, you__________this risk of developing chronic bronchitis.

A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
2. When I was reading a book in my room last night, I heard the sound of __________glass.
A. breaking B. slipping C. dropping D. bursting
3. I haven’t made up my mind about that issue, I’ll have to sit on the ______
A. mountain B. edge C. fence D. eggshell
4. During the Medieval period, people were made public ____ of being witches.
A. complaint B. criminal C. trouble D. accusation
5. That's exactly what I mean, Tom. You've _______.
A. put your foot in it B. put two and two together
C. killed two birds with one stone D. hit the nail on the head
6. He literally was at death’s ______ when a kidney became available for transplant
A. verge B. edge C. border D. door
7. The aim of ASEAN is to promote closer economic_______________.
A. delegation B. integration C. reputation D. migration
8. Sue would suffer obesity if she couldn’t control her ________ overeating.
A. compulsive B. disastrous C. exhaustive D. unbearable
9. The film was so intriguing that the audience were all......to the screen until the end.
A. stuck B. hooked C. glued D. attached
10. The rapid rise in the global population is not expected to start ____ until past the middle of this
century, by which time it will have reached 9 billion.
A. falling off B. knocking down C. looking over D. passing out
11. TV companies ____ their programmes across the country or even across the world.
A. broadcast B. refresh C. connect D. publish
12. According to the fairy tale, the handsome prince was ______ a frog by the witch.
A. turned into B. came into C. turned off D. came up
13. Since the beginning of this school year, Jane has worked extremely hard to achieve her ______.
A. job B. degree C. fame D. goal
14. Exhaust ____ from cars are responsible for much of the air pollution in cities.
A. fumes B. smokes C. gases D. smog
15. The Business Advisory Council has been specially designed for those in _____ of advice about setting
up new businesses.
A. absence B. duty C. want D. need
16. People have used coal and oil to ___________electricity for a long time.
A. raise B. bred C. cultivate D. generate
17. After working at the same company for thirty years, my grandfather was looking forward to his
________.
A. wage B. allowance C. charity D. pension
18. Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things. Try not to “throw out the ________
with the bathwater”.
A. fish B. duck C. baby D. child
19. People usually look through travel ________ to decide on their holiday destinations.
A. catalogues B. brochures C. handbooks D. lists
20. A new TV show has sparked ________ by showing the positive side of dropping out of college.
A. controversy B. argument C. contention D. debate
21. From my room on the sixth floor of the hotel, there’s a good ______of the mountains.
A. scene B. view C. sight D. look
22. Their accounts were completely phony. They had been cooking the ______for years.
A. books B. spinner C. trade D. killing
23. The Browns have confirmed their strong _____ to charity actions by donating a big sum of money
again.
 A. compliance B. reliance C. commitment D. assignment
24. A lot of _______ are allowed to open in this area, which makes people worried about pollution.
A. goods B. organizations C. enterprises D. shops
25. He could be kept alive artificially, but I think it would be kinder to let ________take its course.
A. ecosystem B. nature C. environment D. universe
26. Many parents tend to make their children study hard in the belief that good education will enable them
to __________ in the future.
A. get on B. turn up C. turn away D. get out
27. I don't know what to say to break the _______with someone I've just met at the party.
A. air B. ice C. leg D. rule
28. After the visit to that special school, we______ friends with some students with reading disabilities.
A. acquainted B. had C. made D. did
29. Thanks to the women's liberation ______, nowadays women have proved that they are equal to men in
every aspect. 
A. survey B. movement C. contest D. property
30. The _____ for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.
A. wage B. pension C. salary D. income
31. When someone is down on their ______, friends are not easy to find.
A. luck B. mood C. fortune D. merit
32: Volunteers may be required to obtain Red Cross ________ in order to serve through hospitals and
healthcare organizations or provide disaster relief.
A. diploma B. certificate C. license D. degree
33: I’m afraid we’ve missed the ________ . All the tickets for Saturday’s performance have been sold.
A. ship B. fairy C. boat D. vessel
34: Since he started his own business he has been making money hand over ________.
A. fist B. heel C. head D. palm
35: The match has been ________ until tomorrow because of bad weather.
A. taken out B. put off C. put on D. taken off
36: Make sure you _____ your assignment before you go to bed.
A. have B. do C. take D. make
37. Despite the development of e-books and online reading materials, printed books are still regarded as a
wonderful _______ of entertainment.
A. resource B. place C. source D. replacement
38: The ______ of the soil reduced the productivity of the farm
A. fertility B. hardship C. inadequacy D. poverty
39. You should make a(an) _____ to overcome this problem.
A. impression B. effort C. trial D. apology
40.Shaking hands is the ________ way of greeting business counterparts in Europe.
A. convenient B. absolute C. practical D. customary
41. Parents are ……………….by law to send their children to school.
A. obliged B. confided C. demanded D. conducted
42. The Australian education system has established a………………. curriculum so all scholars will be
given the same quality of education.
A. famous B. qualified C. good D. standard
43. Janet has to travel a lot in her new job. She is on the ………………. all the time.
A. field B. mood C. way D. go
44.She comes to see me once in a ……moon.
A. red B. brown C. blue D. green
45: Although they were not rich, they _______ their three children well.
A. brought up B. tried out C. grown up D. put up
46: The government should take__________to reduce the current high unemployment rate.
A. steps B. measures C. changes D. solutions
47: The residents are fighting tooth and ______ to stop the new development.
A. nail B. hair C. mouth D. tongue
 48: He __________a very positive contribution to the success of the project.
A. did B. took C. made D. gave
49: His annual income was estimated at $ 100 million at the peak of his __________.
A. job B. profession C. work D. career
50. Because we live in a cold country, our ______ bills are higher in winter.
A. solar B. appliance C. speculated D. utility